Learning the student role four decades later
A sociological analysis of 21st century kindergarten as academic boot camp
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11672176 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mica L Thompson (East Texas A&M University), William E Thompson (East Texas A&M University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 13-23 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Spectrum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0273-2173 • E-ISSN: 1521-0707 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02732173.2015.1073128 |
| OpenAlex | W2164546327 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
This study examines if the “kindergarten as academic boot camp” analogy proposed by Harry Grace (1972) is accurate today. Is kindergarten analogous to boot camp, or, because kindergarten is a domain generally designed, structured, and carried out by women, does the military boot camp analogy marginalize the important gender dimension? Using a feminist perspective inspired by Standpoint theory, pedagogical texts for kindergarten programs in Texas were analyzed to determine the most important goals and objectives for those who complete the program. Published online summaries of military boot camp were also qualitatively analyzed to compare and contrast the goals and socialization that take place in the kindergarten classroom with those in a basic training setting. Findings indicated that although there is much of the rigidity of structure, organization, and routine required of boot camp, the female-dominated environment of kindergarten is not analogous to military basic training
Analogy · Art · Boot camp · Dimension (graph theory · Epistemology · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Perspective (graphical · Socialization · Sociology · Visual arts · Computer Science · Early Childhood Education and Development · Education and Military Integration · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support
The female world
Education and the cult of efficiency
Human Nature and the Social Order
Education and Sociology
Equality of educational opportunity
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
Kindergarten
Outline of a Theory of Practice
Revisiting “Kindergarten as academic boot camp”
What do they do all day? Comprehensive evaluation of a full-day kindergarten
Invitation to Sociology
Body Ritual among the Nacirema
The Naval Recruit Training Center
Conditions of Successful Degradation Ceremonies
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |